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title: 'API docs: repository-json-schema.getjsonschemaref'
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## getJsonSchemaRef() function

Describe the provided Model as a reference to a definition shared by multiple endpoints. The definition is included in the returned schema.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function getJsonSchemaRef<T extends object>(modelCtor: Function & {
    prototype: T;
}, options?: JsonSchemaOptions<T>): JsonSchema;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  modelCtor | Function &amp; { prototype: T; } | The model constructor (e.g. <code>Product</code>) |
|  options | [JsonSchemaOptions](./repository-json-schema.jsonschemaoptions.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt; | _(Optional)_ Additional options |

**Returns:**

JsonSchema

## Example


```ts
const schema = {
  $ref: '/definitions/Product',
  definitions: {
    Product: {
      title: 'Product',
      properties: {
        // etc.
      }
    }
  }
}
```